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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Porter Five Forces | ![]() Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard | ![]() Growth Flywheel | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMetricsExecution | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |



